Person fatally struck by LIRR train, MTA says
The Long Island Rail Road has restored train service on the Port Washington line between Port Washington and Great Neck after a person was fatally struck by a train Saturday morning in Plandome.
The person, believed to be a 22-year-old man, was hit by a westbound train shortly after 5:30 a.m. near the Plandome station, MTA officials said. The Nassau County Medical Examiner has been notified.
LIRR service was suspended, with shuttle service offered on the Port Washington line between the two stations. Service was restored at about 8:30 a.m., officials said.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
